On June 28, 2018, the Podium was Joined at 1:32 PM

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On June 28, 2018, The Podium was Joined

at 1:32 PM

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Today was a BIG red letter day! The podium was joined (Topped Off) with the exception of  a few inside beams that will be hung tomorrow morning. The following photos focus on the east side of the building where the podium will be joined.

Upon arriving at the site this morning, I could tell that this would be the day that the podium would be joined together by all the steel. The areas in yellow represent the two sections that the ironworkers were concentrating on: two bays to the left, and one bay to the right.

Beams dropping toward the north section of the second to last bay of the central walkway that connects the two towers. The far right massive section is a the southeast column for the Adult Hospital Tower.

Not to be out done by his fellow ironworker beam walkers hanging beams on the roof of the central walkway, an ironworker takes a stroll across a sixth-floor beam, which spans the western quadrant of the last bay.

Jason positions a rack of iron as the pieces are slowly lowered. Once hung, the eastern girder will be set closing off the roof of the central walkway.

Grabbing the eastern girder.

In Place. The last walkway quadrant is joined.

As the crane’s cable was picking up the girder’s face plate a airplane flew over the site. I wonder if someone was taking aerial shots?

Maneuvering the cladding beam on the girder.

With the cladding beam attached, the cable is released.

Two sides from the northeast corner of the building. After lunch, the northeast quadrant will be joined: Essentially topping off the podium with steel.

Pending